[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18655-18656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9027]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-95-17]
Petitions for Exemption Summary of Petitions Received;
Dispositions of Petitions Issued
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of petitions for exemption received and of dispositions
of prior petitions.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the
application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14
CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions
seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR chapter I), dispositions of certain petitions
previously received, and corrections. The purpose of this notice is to
improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of
FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the
inclusion or emission of information in the summary is intended to
affect the legal status of any petition or its final disposition.
DATES: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket
number involved and must be received on or before May 15, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on any petition in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket
(AGC-200), Petition Docket No. ____________, 800 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, D.C. 20591.
The petition, any comments received, and a copy of any final
disposition are filed in the assigned regulatory docket and are
available for examination in the Rules Docket (AGC-200), Room 915G, FAA
Headquarters Building (FOB 10A), 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. D. Michael Smith, Office of
Rulemaking ARM-1), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-7470.
This notice is published pursuant to paragraphs (c), (e), and (g)
of Sec. 11.27 of Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR
Part 11).
Issued in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 1995.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Exemption
Docket No.: 128116.
Petitioner: Argo Air Associates, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.851 through 91.875.
Description of Relief Sought: To allow Agro Air Associates, Inc., to be
considered the operator of its airplanes for the purposes of compliance
with the Stage 3 noise regulations.
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 23147
Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.515(a)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 4783,
as amended, which permits noise measurement tests, Ground Proximity
Warning system research and development, and FAA certification tests at
altitudes lower than 1,000 feet above the surface.
Grant, March 30, 1995, Exemption No. 4783D
Docket No.: 25552
Petitioner: State of Alaska
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.29(h)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5630,
which allows persons operating aircraft within, to, or from the State
of Alaska to fly their aircraft across the inner boundaries of the
Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), or the Defense Early
Warning Identification Zone (DEWIZ), without displaying temporary or
permanent registration marks at least 12-inch high, unless otherwise
required by other provisions of the FAR. The amendment, which is
denied, would have made this a permanent exemption.
Partial Grant, March 29, 1995, Exemption No. 5630A
Docket No.: 26178
Petitioner: Continental Airlines, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.358
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5256,
as amended, which extends the date by which Continental Airlines, Inc.
(CAL) must install windshear [[Page 18656]] detection equipment in all
the aircraft CAL operates. This extension is contingent upon the timely
compliance with a Precondition for Effectiveness of Exemption and
Margin of Error, which states that this extension will become effective
on January 1, 1996, on the condition that at least 188 CAL aircraft of
the ``Target type of aircraft'' are equipped with FAA-approved
predictive windshear detection equipment by no later than December 31,
1995.
Docket No.: 26412
Petitioner: The Soaring Society of America
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.118
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5303,
as amended, which allows private pilots to log the flight time
accumulated while gliders for the Soaring Society of America chapter
members, subject to certain limitations.
Grant, March 16, 1995, Exemption No. 5303B
Docket No.: 27609
Petitioner: M. Shannon & Associates
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9 and 91.531
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To amend Exemption No. 5899,
which permits M. Shannon & Associates and the operators of Cessna
Citation 500 models (Serial Nos. 0001 through 0349 only) to operate the
said aircraft with only one pilot, without a second in command. The
amendment affects certain conditions and limitations of the existing
exemption.
Grant, March 17, 1995, Exemption No. 5899A
Docket No.: 27750
Petitioner: Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.339(a)(3)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Trans World
Airlines, Inc., to operate in extended over-water operations with high-
intensity hand-held (HIHH) strobe lights in life raft survival kits
instead of pyrotechnic flares.
Denial, March 23, 1995, Exemption No. 6044
Docket No.: 27821
Petitioner: Mr. John Saddler
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.209 (a) and (d)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the Cedar Rapids
Police Department Air Support Division to operate a single-engine land
aircraft and single-engine piston and turbine-powered helicopters with
their lights turned off for the purpose of covert night surveillance of
individuals suspected of involvement in criminal activity.
Grant, March 30, 1995, Exemption No. 6048
Docket No.: 27853
Petitioner: Ms. Frances E. Thomas
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.35(d)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Ms. Thomas to serve
as chief flight instructor at Smith Aero Flight School, administering a
course of training other than those that lead to the issuance of a
private pilot certificate or rating, or an instrument rating or a
rating with instrument privileges, without the required minimum of
2,000 hours as pilot in command.
Grant, March 28, 1995, Exemption No. 6046
Docket No.: 27881
Petitioner: TransNorthern Air Service
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow pilots employed by
TransNorthern Air Service to perform the preventative maintenance
function of removing or installing passenger seats in its aircraft that
are operated under 14 CFR part 135.
Grant, January 24, 1995, Exemption No. 6031
Docket No.: 28097
Petitioner: Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.19(a)(3) and 133.51
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Columbia
Helicopters, Inc., to conduct external-load operations in the United
States using a Canadian-registered rotorcraft, specifically, a Boeing
Vertol 107.
Grant, March 28, 1995, Exemption No. 6045
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